prévôt

See also: prevost

French

Etymology

From Old French prevost, inherited from Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”). Compare French préposé.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁe.vo/

Noun

prévôt m (plural prévôts)

(religion) provost
provost-marshal

Further reading

“prévôt” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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